1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2009

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

No. 8, Li-Hsin Rd. 6,
Hsinchu Science Park,
Taiwan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
For the month of October 2009

This is to report 1) the changes in the shareholdings of our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (The Company; “TSMC”) (NYSE:TSM) ; 2) the pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares of TSMC ; 3) the acquisition of assets by TSMC and 4) the disposition of assets by TSMC for the month of Oct., 2009.

1) The changes in the shareholdings of our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:

		Number of		Number of
		shares held as of		shares held as of
Title	Name	Sept. 30, 2009		Oct. 31, 2009		Changes
Vice Chairman	F. C. Tseng		35,542,675		35,472,675		-70,000
Board Director	Rick Tsai		27,986,506		27,964,505		-22,001
Senior Vice President	Stephen T. Tso		15,245,693		15,235,693		-10,000
Senior Vice President	C. C. Wei		8,489,325		8,444,325		-45,000
Senior Vice President	Mark Liu		13,290,573		13,230,573		-60,000
Vice President	M. C. Tzeng		7,708,595		7,699,595		-9,000
Vice President & General Counsel	Richard Thurston		2,684,892		2,569,892		-115,000
Vice President	Wei-Jen Lo		3,125,127		3,075,127		-50,000
Vice President	Yuan-Chen Sun		4,890,095		4,887,095		-3,000
Vice President	Y. P. Chin		6,251,823		6,239,823		-12,000

2) The pledge and clear of pledge of TSMC common shares by our board directors, executive officers and shareholders who own more than 10% of total outstanding common shares:

		Number of		Number of
		shares pledged		shares pledged
Title	Name	as of Sept. 30, 2009		as of Oct. 31, 2009		Changes
Board Director	National Development Fund, Executive Yuan		1,644,820,402		1,653,044,208		8,223,806

3) The acquisition of assets:

Description of assets	Purchase price
Manufacturing Equipment	NT$5,751,138,085
Facility and engineering equipment	NT$535,276,608
Structured Deposit	NT$1,000,000,000

4) The disposition of assets : None.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Date: November 23, 2009	By	/s/ Lora Ho
		Lora Ho
		Vice President & Chief Financial Officer